Attendees: Rob Findley, Rob Neiffer, Bob Zamora, Nathan Murphy,
Jack Palmer, Wayne Sneva, Bruce Hoffman, Mike Mains, Todd Weber,
Dave Johnson, Bill Sieh
Although we hoped to have the schedule drafted, this has not been completed
Everett School District is still a viable option (e.g. Evergreen - back gym)
Holiday Inn is a $30/night option which, after discussion, appears to be a
consensus "Plan A" (AI #1)\
Dennis would like a training facility for 1st years and the board members
engaged in considerable discussion regarding what Dennis will be teach and
what facilities will be necessary.
It was generally agreed that Saturday mornings are problematic in terms of
covering tournament games
Board members have also heard some pushback on the Sunday evening timeslot
which had been floated as a possibility
7:30 weeknight meetings seem viable and Monday evenings seemed to be the
preferable day of the week
Discussion around total general membership meetings. Consensus seems to
be that 7 meetings will be scheduled with members needing to attend a
minimum of 5 in order to be eligible for post-season assignments
Apprentice meetings will be separate and at Dennis' preference we should have
4-5 during the season, scheduled prior to the general membership meeting time
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Golf Tournament
Planning meetings have been completely coordinated by Kevin Erickson (AI #2)
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Coaches Social
Mike C will be coordinating and Dave will assist. Feedback form the WOA
conference that other associations were interested in the success of this
Discussion occurred about "lessons learned" from last years Social. They
closely aligned with the ones that Mike C and others noted afterward. Namely:
Noted the salty language as we had some folks who may have been offended.
Provide some separation between the entertainment/comedy pieces and the
informational forums like the coaches panel
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Joint Operating Agreement
Nathan presented the draft of the JOA document for review and discussion
by both boards
Conversation focused on scheduling - with a suggestion by the board that
Dan & Lee coordinate their scheduling timeframes in approximately 3 week
increments in order to eliminate some of the problems arising from one
assigner scheduling games much further ahead than the other.
The board presidents will sit down with Lee and Dan to discuss how this
coordination might work more efficiently. (AI #3)
All board members agreed that this should be addressed with the general
membership as well - meaning that we emphasize the importance of setting
their availability in and accurate and timely fashion
Adoption of the JOA document with minor changes (2/3 majority for
dissolution and some formatting corrections) was moved, seconded and
unanimously approved
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Code of Conduct and Personal Service Agreement documents
Discussion around whether we can get away with one set of documents resolved
with the following:
CofC need not be done annually but rather be done once and kept on file
The PSAs must continue to be filled out annually
Rob and Nathin will have further discussion regarding the emergence of
potential social media implications (i.e. use of Facebook, Twitter, etc
for disseminating information and the need to be careful in this regard) (AI #4)
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Website
Consensus is that the cost in the Garrett Galbreath proposal is too high for
our two associations to justify at present - based on the benefits we can
derive from an association website separate from other tools (i.e. Arbiter)
or processes already in place. There was some discussion around the possibility
of pooling resources from a number of (or all) SnoCo officials associations in
order to share costs. Mike M will take the lead on investigating this as an
option (AI #5 )
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Apprenticeship
Discussion about splitting out the 1st year and the 2nd year officials.
Both presidents will put out a membership to beat the bushes for new recruits.
Something on the order of, "Everyone bring in just ONE good candidate". (AI #6)
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Arbiter Training Ideas
Does this need a committee to help shape something like a powerpoint presentation?
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Action Items:
1. Rob F will pursue the reservation of Holiday Inn meeting rooms as our
"Option A" for
2. Kevin will continue to coordinate the golf tourney
3. Rob & Nathan will meet with Dan & Lee to discuss better coordination of game
assignments - emphasis on varsity games
4. Nathan & Rob will craft communication to the general membership regarding caution
when using social media to communicate info on officiating, association business, etc.
5. Mike M will pursue possibility of creating a SnoCo wide officials associations website
6. Rob & Nathan will put out request to memberships for new recruits
Next Meeting:
TBD - but all agreed that additional joint board meetings would be desirable
